Chapter 746 Mourinho starts to criticize

After Bruno returned to Manchester with the third World Footballer of the Year trophy in his career, Manchester United faced the third round of the League Cup at home against League One team Rochdale.

As the team will face a strong rivalry with Arsenal in three days, Mourinho sent out a full substitute rotation lineup for this game.

Manchester United, who played with a substitute lineup, tied Rochdale at 90:1 in 1 minutes. The game went into a penalty shootout, and Manchester United eventually won 5:3 and advanced to the fourth round of the League Cup.

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At 9 o'clock in the afternoon on September 28, a focus match of the 7th round of the Premier League kicked off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with the Red Devils Manchester United playing at home against the Gunners Arsenal.

Because in the early game of this round, Liverpool beat Sheffield United 1:0 away, temporarily overtook Manchester United in the standings and rose to first place.

Arsenal's performance this season has been very average, with only 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 loss in the first 1 games, ranking fifth in the Premier League standings.

The match between Manchester United and Arsenal has always been a focus of worldwide attention, and this game is no exception.

Before the game, Manchester United held a grand ceremony for Bruno, in which Bruno carried three World Footballer of the Year trophies and displayed them in front of more than 3 Manchester United fans.

After the game started, it quickly entered a fast-paced offense and defense.

The visiting team took the lead in creating the first threatening attack of the game. In the 6th minute, new signing Pepe got the ball on the right and broke through with it. He made a cross when he entered the hinterland, but De Gea confiscated the ball before Aubameyang.

Three minutes later, Manchester United scored a goal. Manchester United got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Bruno took the penalty kick into the penalty area. Maguire grabbed the first point and headed the ball into the goal.

Just as Manchester United players were celebrating the goal, VAR reminded Maguire that the goal was offside. According to VAR's line, the offside was not obvious this time, Maguire just leaned out a little, and if it wasn't for the slow motion, it would be difficult to tell with the naked eye.

Even the commentators said that this offside was very controversial and said that this offside was a "hair-level" offside.

Manchester United was very dissatisfied with the penalty, but they were unable to change the referee's decision.

Since the introduction of VAR in the Premier League this season, there have been many controversies. For example, Manchester United's "hair-level" offside penalty is not an isolated case.

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Although Manchester United's goal was blown off, Manchester United still scored a goal before the end of the first half.

In the 44th minute, Rashford passed the ball back and Bruno took a long shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball went straight into the dead corner of the net. 1:0, Manchester United broke the deadlock.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United temporarily led their opponents with a score of 1:0.

After the change of sides, Arsenal, who were behind in the score, launched a counterattack.

In the 49th minute, Pepe received the ball in the frontcourt and made a 45-degree cross. Bruno headed the ball out of the penalty area before Aubameyang. Two minutes later, Aubameyang made a cross from the right, but Torreira's volley did not pose a threat.

When the game reached the 54th minute, there was another controversial penalty on the field. Bruno's cross hit Kolasinac's arm and the referee awarded a penalty.

But just as Bruno was about to take the penalty himself, VAR prompted that the ball hit his hand. After the referee went to the sidelines to watch the video replay, he canceled the penalty.

This once again caused great dissatisfaction among Manchester United players. After all, when the referee awarded the penalty, even Kolasinac himself did not protest. Obviously, he knew that he had committed handball.

As for the basis for VAR's judgment that the ball hit his hand, it was that Kolasinac had turned his body while defending and his arms tended to close.

But it is worth noting that the football hit Kolasinac's unclenched wrist, not his arm, and the football's trajectory was obviously changed.

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Arsenal, who escaped danger, quickly equalized the score.

Perhaps the continuous unfair penalties caused some psychological fluctuations among Manchester United players.

In the 57th minute, Gundogan was pressed by Arsenal on the wing and made a mistake in passing the ball. He failed to find Kante in the middle and was intercepted by Arsenal youngster Saka.

Saka made a straight pass that broke through Manchester United's defense, and Aubameyang scored with a lob.

Manchester United players complained that Arsenal committed a foul when pressing Gundogan, and Arsenal's goal should be invalid, but the referee again ignored Manchester United's protest.

The atmosphere on the field became increasingly tense, with more and more physical contact, almost turning into a physical fight. The referee had to blow the whistle frequently and even showed yellow cards to players from both sides.

In just fifteen minutes, a total of five players from both sides received yellow cards, including three from Manchester United and two from Arsenal.

Seeing that the game was in danger of getting out of control, the referee had to call the captains of both teams together and ask them to control the emotions of their players.

Although Bruno was unhappy with the referee's previous decisions, he saw that his players received three yellow cards for unnecessary fouls. If this continued, someone would definitely get a red card, so he followed the referee's wishes and called his teammates together, asking everyone to suppress their anger and focus on the game.

………………The subsequent game fell into a stalemate, the score remained at 1:1, and neither side was able to score again.

When the game entered the 90th minute, the fourth official walked to the sidelines and while adjusting the signs, Manchester United got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

The free kick was in a good position, slightly to the right of the frontcourt, just within Bruno's shooting range.

Bruno took the free kick himself. The ball drew a perfect arc, bypassed the fingers of Arsenal goalkeeper Leno who flew to save the ball, and flew into the goal behind him.

2:1, Bruno completed the winning goal!

At the press conference after the game, Mourinho fired at the referees on duty today. Not only did he criticize the referee, but he also scolded the video referee team. He also hinted that someone didn't want Manchester United to continue winning, but those people's conspiracy failed because Manchester United had the omnipotent Bruno.

However, Mourinho's remarks also led to his punishment by the English Football Association, which issued a fine of 12 pounds to Mourinho. In addition, if he makes inappropriate remarks again in the next months, he will be banned from entering the stadium for one game.

At this time, Mourinho did not continue to confront the English Football Association. Instead, he admitted that he had violated the relevant regulations and was willing to accept punishment.

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With a difficult victory over Arsenal, Manchester United achieved seven consecutive wins at the start of the Premier League and continued to lead the Premier League table with a goal difference advantage over Liverpool.

In the middle of the week, the Champions League ushered in the second round of the group stage. Manchester United played against the Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb at home.

In the first round of the group stage, both Manchester United and Dinamo Zagreb achieved big victories. Manchester United beat Ajax 3:0 away, while Dinamo Zagreb beat Atalanta 4:0 at home.

This is the second time Manchester United has encountered a Croatian team in the Champions League. The last time they met was in the 1999-2000 season, exactly 20 years ago.

In the group stage, Manchester United drew 0:0 with their opponents at home, but won 2:1 away.

In this game, Manchester United continued to rotate, with Harry Kane, Gundogan and Mbappe sitting on the bench, while Mata, Greenwood and Mahrez started.

After the start of the game, Manchester United showed strong control and firmly grasped the rhythm of the game.

In the 21st minute, Manchester United scored against Dinamo Zagreb. Mata passed the ball and Bruno shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and went into the Dinamo Zagreb goal.

But from then on until the end of the first half, Dinamo Zagreb retreated and defended again. Manchester City failed to create any scoring opportunities under the siege and entered the halftime break with a score of 1:0.

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After the start of the second half, Manchester United continued to suppress Dinamo Zagreb, but the Croatian team defended well and prevented Manchester United from scoring a second goal.

Just after 60 minutes, Mourinho began to make substitutions. Mbappe replaced Rashford, and McTominay also replaced Greenwood, who performed relatively poorly.

In the 66th minute, Manchester United expanded the score. Kante made a straight pass from the edge of the penalty area, Mahrez made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Mbappe, who had just come on the field, shot from the edge of the small penalty area but was blocked and deflected into the upper corner.

With a two-goal lead, Manchester United's offensive did not stop, but the strikers failed to seize the opportunity to score.

In the 73rd minute, Cancelo made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and McTominay headed the ball into Livakovic's arms.

In the 79th minute, Manchester United missed another chance. Bruno drew the ball from the right side of the penalty area and made a cross. McTominay missed the empty goal at the edge of the small penalty area.

Manchester City sealed the victory in the 95th minute. Bruno made a diagonal pass in the counterattack, and McTominay did not disappoint this time. He shot into the net from 12 yards and locked the score at 3:0.

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While people in the East are enjoying the National Day Golden Week, the Premier League continues.

On the afternoon of October 10, the last game of the 6th round of the Premier League kicked off at St. James' Park, with Manchester United challenging Newcastle away.

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However, Tottenham and Manchester City suffered big upsets. The White Lily lost 0:3 to Brighton away from home, and Manchester City lost 0:2 to Wolves at home.

Manchester United did not play well in the game and almost lost the ball in the 28th minute. Matthew Longstaff, who made his Premier League debut, volleyed the ball from 25 yards and hit the crossbar.

Manchester United scored in the 45th minute. Ashley Young took a corner kick and the unguarded Bruno headed the ball into the goal in the small penalty area, helping Manchester United break the deadlock.

Newcastle equalized the score in the 72nd minute. Joelinton made a diagonal pass in a counterattack, Williams dribbled past two players on the left side of the penalty area and passed the ball back. The 2-year-old midfielder Matthew Longstaff followed up and shot low into the net from the top of the penalty area.

Manchester United launched a counterattack. In the 88th minute of the game, Bruno made a cross from the free kick on the right, and Greenwood headed the ball into the goal from the edge of the small penalty area, completing the final kill against Newcastle.